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See the Powerful MACH 5!!! Wachowski's SPEED RACER ain't no CG Monkey Flick!

I want one. by JDanielP	May 31st, 2007 01:09:06 PM
Is it for sale?
Go Speed Go! by BGDAWES	May 31st, 2007 01:09:07 PM
Uno.
...uhm.. by TimMighty	May 31st, 2007 01:09:22 PM
...first ? I like the pic...looks promising. First bitches !
Dos, I meant Dos. by BGDAWES	May 31st, 2007 01:09:30 PM
shit.
Yeah, but...it's going to be rated G by OctEgon	May 31st, 2007 01:10:26 PM
I don't mind that they want to make a movie for their nieces and nephews (as has been stated), but what about the rest of us? Speed Racer had people flying off of cliffs and had cars exploding into oblivion. I want THAT!!
Word! by Massage...Bored	May 31st, 2007 01:11:15 PM
No WAY you can complain about that.
Looks damn cool. by a goonie	May 31st, 2007 01:11:33 PM
I'm actually pretty excited about this movie. The Wachowskis have already burned all our asses before and I never watched the original Speed Racer cartoon, so it's a bit strange that I want to see this so badly. But hey, Matthew Fox as Racer X and that sweet-looking vehicle up there? Works for me.
Oh by OctEgon	May 31st, 2007 01:11:37 PM
But the car looks rad. Kudos
no flames? no transforming? by durhay	May 31st, 2007 01:12:13 PM
somewhere deep in the hills of old bonney Scotland...
still not sure by LazyDolphin	May 31st, 2007 01:12:35 PM
how they're going to capture that bizarro anime vibe, but i like the design of the Mach 5
Cat fucking? by Colonel Activity	May 31st, 2007 01:13:19 PM
Shazbot?
I like. by Nordling	May 31st, 2007 01:13:44 PM
Now, if it makes the CHOK CHOK CHOK sound as it jumps... glee.
MAY 2008 IS GOING TO BE HUGE by THE KNIGHT	May 31st, 2007 01:14:22 PM
Iron Man, Speed, and Indy... anyone wanna bet on who takes may?
Who's playing the mechanic? by Lance Rock	May 31st, 2007 01:14:50 PM
Is it his uncle? I can't remember.
Who gives a shit by Rat Fink	May 31st, 2007 01:17:21 PM
the cartoon sucked and this will bomb. Why do they bother putting this kiddy crap on here?
Still no article on the HARRY POTTER theme park by Frijole	May 31st, 2007 01:18:16 PM
that was finally officially announced today? http://tinyurl.com/ytpvjp http://tinyurl.com/ypqll4 http://tinyurl.com/25sy3r I'd say that's bigger news than anything that has been reported on here today (save for the TF review), but that's just me.
not excited by el-guappo	May 31st, 2007 01:18:19 PM
Go Speed Ra.. ah forget it. I just don't have the energy.
Frijole by Rat Fink	May 31st, 2007 01:19:30 PM
You're right! Anything, especially HP related is better than this garbage.
I hope it's as good as Thunderbirds. by rev_skarekroe	May 31st, 2007 01:23:49 PM
That one was a real winner.
She's beautifull. by Billyeveryteen	May 31st, 2007 01:25:11 PM
I love her.
Harry Potter sucks dick by liljuniorbrown	May 31st, 2007 01:26:29 PM
I just thought i'd try and get a reaction. Actualy I like the films,all good so far and incouraging children to read, well I think thats moraly wrong but we can look past that.Children reading, ha what a dumb concept. Me no read ,no read at all.
liljuniorbrown by Flaggg	May 31st, 2007 01:30:17 PM
Apparently you need to go to the Zoolander School For Kids Who Don't Read Good.
Just curious.. by skimn	May 31st, 2007 01:30:27 PM
since the W Bros created "bullet time", what new special effect will they create for this? Wait I know..."monkey time"..
2 casting necessities by Douche Baggins	May 31st, 2007 01:30:59 PM
Harland Williams as Sparky...and Flavor Flav as Chim-Chim !!! perfection.
I'm 39 and I don't give a shit! by ATARI	May 31st, 2007 01:31:30 PM

Matthew Fox, eh? by cdubbs727	May 31st, 2007 01:31:52 PM
You know what's interesting about him? Absolutely nothing.
This movie should NOT be made by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 01:32:40 PM
I LOVED Speed Racer when I was a kid and... I'm not a kid anymore. Hollywood is running out of ideas so they are going for easy hits. They know you losers watched this show as children and are willing to bet you grew up to be adult losers with disposable income and free friday nights who want to buy back your childhood. What next, a Transformers movie?
No one gives a shit! by Rat Fink	May 31st, 2007 01:33:53 PM
I can't stand Flaor Flav but him as Chim-Chim is a little racist don't you think?
THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS V FOR VENDETTA by Err	May 31st, 2007 01:34:31 PM
Hugo Weaving will play all the parts.
Not to down this news... by Frijole	May 31st, 2007 01:35:50 PM
I'm actually interested in this movie, despite the spotty track record of the Brothers W. And to be fair, I guess the Teen Titans thing is a big deal, if only to go ahead and launch the raising of the red flags with Goldsman involved... But still. A new Universal park (or island, as it were) is huge news. The fact that it's themed after a hugely successful fantasy series makes it moreso. Add an oscar winning production designer to the mix... Yeah, I'd say it is relevant. The black-box-boys have to have gotten dozens of emails on it already.
Does it run over the fat kid from Bad Santa? by epitone	May 31st, 2007 01:36:33 PM
In, you know, a G-rated manner?
G rated? You guys joking? by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 01:40:03 PM
Seriously, is this going to be G Rated? The cartoon had people dying in horrific ways with assasins and shooting people ion the face...
Sound like another love bug movie by Rat Fink	May 31st, 2007 01:41:19 PM
they should get Don Knotts to play Speed
Mach V on Dubs Yo! by tylerzero	May 31st, 2007 01:41:44 PM
I would've preferred a bit more "sharpness" to the front end, but otherwise no complaints here.
It's a car! by Abominable Snowcone	May 31st, 2007 01:43:02 PM
It's got a 5 on it! Unless Speed Racer runs over elderly people or hot lesbians make out in the car, my interest is low.
Rated G?! Thats kind of awesome. by modlight	May 31st, 2007 01:44:01 PM
I think it will be like a cinematic haiku. If they really are going for that I think thats pretty cool. I think the right limitations on artists create the best results sometimes. It will force them to be creative and figure out ways to get all ages to enjoy this. G doesn't mean boring kids stuff, and its about race cars. There is no need for unnecessary violence and sex. Not like Transformers which was always a pretty violent cartoon. What would they do if they ever did a GI-Joe film. How could that not be R.
Joel Silver by Vonfolger	May 31st, 2007 01:44:09 PM
He really needs to STFU and let other people promote his films. He plugs the living shit out of every project he's attached to no matter how incredibly shitty it is. I remember meeting him when he was with Hilary Swank promoting The Reaping, and he want on and on about how it was going to change the face of horror.. If anyone out there actually saw The Reaping, they fully understand how false his statements were. Quit trying to "sell" us Silver, we're not buying it anymore.
I'm 44 and felt ambivalent until I saw those two words by ETI	May 31st, 2007 01:44:35 PM
"retro future!" Oh man, this is gonna be awesome!
yyeeaaaaa bboooooiiiiieeee by Douche Baggins	May 31st, 2007 01:45:45 PM
racist??!! They're just both short and hyper-active. Why would you think that was raci..oh wait, because you thought I was comparing flav to a...oh,oh sir, you sicken me indeed. A pox on you, foul sir, a pox on you indeed for such disdainful thinking!!
No one under 30 should give a shit? by Rabid Jake	May 31st, 2007 01:48:34 PM
Does that mean you don't like Spiderman, Pirates, or Lord of the Rings because the source material is over 40 years old? Pull your head out! I trust the W Bros to handle this one - and the car looks great! Also, I wouldn't assume it's G rated - it could be PG and considered family-friendly. Besides, Speed Racer isn't about exploding body parts, it's about taking on The Man!
modlight by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 01:50:47 PM
yeah dude, you may be right. Maybe a g rated flick will do to the wachowskis and speed racer what a limited budget did for The Matrix. The lack of money forced them to make a good movie. Maybe a lack of a higher rating will force them to make an okay, fun flick.
Rabid Jake... by epitone	May 31st, 2007 01:55:39 PM
...Wachowskis and Silver have publicly stated that they're shooting for a G on this one.
This will be bad by DeCypher44	May 31st, 2007 01:56:02 PM
Very bad. I'm 33 and can't even remember what the hell this show was about. I remember Speed and the monkey and that's about it. Is this really a story that needs to be told (again)?
Nelwack.. It's got me thinking... by modlight	May 31st, 2007 01:58:25 PM
I'd like to strip John Woo, Spielberg of their budgets and force Tarantino to make a PG just to see what would happen.
G? by Hairy Nutsack	May 31st, 2007 01:58:44 PM
Really? So I guess the scene where the pilot of the 747 puts on his earphones and then gets his brain impaled with spikes in the earpieces won't be in this? I'm suddenly no longer interested in this. One of the things I always liked about Speed Racer was the gratuituous violence.
Shazbot! by Colonel Activity	May 31st, 2007 02:00:59 PM
Also, cat fucking.
modlight by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 02:01:05 PM
Word. But I'll bet if you did that and the stripped budget movies did well they'd make sequels....with HUGE budgets. Besides, the world is ruled by trilogies these days.
Hairy Nutsack by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 02:02:58 PM
I remember that! That was god awful, kept me up at night.... Also, i fucking love you login name.
hahah, great point. by modlight	May 31st, 2007 02:05:03 PM
I guess the end lesson is that we're screwed either way. But are they even trilogies? After Spidey, X3, Shreck3, Pirates3 they all are so lack luster almost as if they feel we just don't care anymore, so why should they? But with X-Men and Spidey they had several movies left in them... Whatever.. I'm sick of Studio thinking. Fuck em all.
How the chimp could work... by stlfilmwire	May 31st, 2007 02:05:09 PM
The only way the chimp thing could work is if Spritle climbs into the driver's seat as it is being towed off by a bad guy -- in an effort to at least rescue his pet monkey who is already sitting in that seat. Then the baddies notice them in their rear view mirror and lock them in the truck... so when Speed rescues the car, little does he know that Spritle and Chim Chim are in the trunk. That should be the extent of the monkey's involvement. Give the kid and the chimp some late second act/third act plot fun, but that is it. I dunno.
The KEY is the theme song. by riskebiz	May 31st, 2007 02:06:18 PM
I think they ought to use the old TV theme song EXACTLY as it is/was. Instead of redoing or updating it with some ridiculous Velvet Revolver'ish sort of rock band version (or rap version or something of the sort), or inserting the old theme playfully (like Spiderman films do with the old Spidey TV theme), they ought to just keep it as it is. That would be real cool.
What I would pay to be that little monkey right now by Yack Backer	May 31st, 2007 02:11:32 PM
That is a car, a real fucking ride.
Boy do I not get the appeal by Trazadone	May 31st, 2007 02:11:51 PM
See also: Elvis, country music, and The Who.
OK - G it is... by Rabid Jake	May 31st, 2007 02:12:00 PM
But you folks are definitely on point by suggesting that certain limitations (like $$$ or rating) could actually rein in some of the Hollywood BS and force a thoughtful, creative flick.
I heard they were remaking by Rat Fink	May 31st, 2007 02:17:38 PM
Toxic Avenger with a huge budget and Tom Cruise as Toxy.....maybe not?
G for the movie and NC17 for the unrated DVD by Great Czars Ghost	May 31st, 2007 02:22:43 PM
Chim Chim with Trixie = Funkey Monkey style and we ain't talking no ice cream here.
If you look carefully.... by TacoMan	May 31st, 2007 02:23:49 PM
you can see the blueprints in the windshield....and that Speedy DID SELL OUT and endorses Yokohama tires.
THIS NEEDS TO BE A HARD R WITH SPEED SMOKING!!! by Err	May 31st, 2007 02:25:02 PM
Really it does. it's the only way to stay true to the source material.
brothers and sisters by AllieJamison	May 31st, 2007 02:28:47 PM
it's -the wachowskis- not -the wachowski brothers-.
Speed Racer Porn by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 02:30:09 PM
I want to see Trixie going all lezzie with uh... you know, Speeds mom. What the hell was her name?
AllieJamison by Rat Fink	May 31st, 2007 02:30:51 PM
who gives a shit
Lame lame lame!!!! (the G not the car) by Hairy Nutsack	May 31st, 2007 02:31:57 PM
SRINO!! SRINO!! SRINO!! SRINO!! No but seriously, this movie should be James Bond in a race car, not G rated for the Disney crowd.
Will they be Japanese? by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 02:33:57 PM
I wasnt even sure if they were Japanese in the cartoon..... Oh wait... that doctor douche from lost is Racer seX so I guess they are whities....
PIMP MY MACH 5!!!!! by ludmir88	May 31st, 2007 02:35:15 PM
looks ok. Where are the gadgets? But i'm the only that think the character in the series looks like a woman you know... a girly face
"like the matrix, only with a car" by Spice-Orange	May 31st, 2007 02:35:55 PM
holy crap these guys are just 14 year old boys, only bald, fat and they lots of hollywood big wig jews behind them throwing them money. pathetic. if this is ANYTHING like the matrix, it will be shitty. if there's any bullet time stuff in it, im walking out, so help me god. that shit is so 1999.
Looks like a car ...... by JeanLuc Dickhard	May 31st, 2007 02:36:04 PM
yep
Errr...it's a pic. Of a car. by Motoko Kusanagi	May 31st, 2007 02:37:55 PM
WHOA! I'm smelling PG-13...
I vaguely remember by Guy Gaduois	May 31st, 2007 02:40:16 PM
that in SoCal, Speed Racer was on UHF and that it was on around the same time as the Little Rascals in the afternoons. We glorify the past when the future dries up. An irishman said that, but he was quoting someone else. Technically, we're objectifying and exploiting the past AS the future dries up BECAUSE of the objectification and exploitation. Very snake eats its own tail situation we have here culturally.
Mach Go Go Go is the real name but who cares? by ludmir88	May 31st, 2007 02:42:00 PM
and that car is cg, no doubt. I can do that with my 3d max software. Come on!!!!!!!
Limitations don't make better films by Neo Zeed	May 31st, 2007 02:43:10 PM
Artists need to be free to make whatever films they way they need to. Forcing people who don't want to make kid films will result in shitty kid films. It just so happens that the bros. want to make a kiddie flick. But it's ok not to as well (kids have enough films anyway). Oh and modlight, John Woo has already made 2 pg-13 movies and produced one (bulletproof monk) and they were total shit. How is going PG going to improve his skills. He needs to go back to what made him great in the first place instead of running from it even more.
Limitations don't make better films by Neo Zeed	May 31st, 2007 02:43:10 PM
Artists need to be free to make whatever films they way they need to. Forcing people who don't want to make kid films will result in shitty kid films. It just so happens that the bros. want to make a kiddie flick. But it's ok not to as well (kids have enough films anyway). Oh and modlight, John Woo has already made 2 pg-13 movies and produced one (bulletproof monk) and they were total shit. How is going PG going to improve his skills. He needs to go back to what made him great in the first place instead of running from it even more.
as to my memories by Guy Gaduois	May 31st, 2007 02:43:56 PM
Who the hell cares, am I right? But I was talking about the early 70's. UHF. How many of you ass monkeys even know what that means? You with your fancy cable boxes, not having to stand next to the TV holding on to the tuner in order to receive said broadcast. Not getting static shocked every time you approach that huge freaking Zenith with it's faux wood look. I was the damn remote control and that TV had it in for me. The b/w TV in my room sucked worse - rolling, rolling, rolling. Like the Outer Limits intro, man - someone was controlling the horizontal and the vertical, but it sure as hell weren't me. Also, double post.
Harry wants a Spritle and Chim-Chim spin off!!!!!!!!!! by ludmir88	May 31st, 2007 02:45:56 PM
geek, geek, geek, geek,.....................geek . Trixie i love you!!!!!!!!
Guy Gaduois by nelwack	May 31st, 2007 02:46:07 PM
I totally agree with you. I fear a future where a remake of the remake of The Longest Yard is produced. Or how about a remake of the new Transformers movie in about thirty years? And then again in another thirty years?
"First directorial effort since The Matrix trilogy." by MikeHoncho	May 31st, 2007 02:47:32 PM
Am I missing something or didn't they direct V for Vendetta?
No they didn't. by Motoko Kusanagi	May 31st, 2007 02:49:14 PM
V was directed by James McTeigue.
Wachowskis are directing again... by jimmy rabbitte	May 31st, 2007 02:50:49 PM
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My bad by MikeHoncho	May 31st, 2007 02:52:20 PM
I got mixed up and forgot that V was just written by the Wachowskis.
whoop de do by Douche Baggins	May 31st, 2007 02:52:47 PM
in the end, it will employ a bunch of people, it'll make money, it'll kill an hour & a half (which is less time than has been spent referring back to this blog to b/s about it) and the world will keep on spinning.
what about Astro Boy? by ludmir88	May 31st, 2007 02:53:11 PM
that's a classic!!!!!!!!!!
Mach 5 gotta eat!!! by kafka07	May 31st, 2007 02:54:41 PM
I didn't know what else to say.
if all goes according to (my imaginary) plan by mr. brownstone	May 31st, 2007 02:59:39 PM
this will be a psychedelic masterpiece.
That muthafucka TIZZIGHT!!! by teedadawg	May 31st, 2007 03:14:48 PM
Yes, I broke out the Ebonics to express my glee at the opportunity for an cinematic manifestation of one of the true cartoon masterpieces of my watching-great-Japanese-import s-on-UHF youth.
street legal Mach 5s were supposedly available at one p by McDee	May 31st, 2007 03:14:57 PM
I remember reading an article about that in an old Wizard magazine. But anyways, do you think they'll save a lot of money on their car insurance?
limitations by maluquiro	May 31st, 2007 03:23:06 PM
yeah it worked for m. night...
UROTSUKIDOJI by godoffireinhell	May 31st, 2007 03:23:06 PM
I hope the Wachowski Siblings will direct a big budget trilogy based on the anime UROTSUKIDOJI after this.
NeoZeed... by modlight	May 31st, 2007 03:24:07 PM
I wanted Woo to have a budget, not different ratings. And total freedom may be great for artists, but not for the public. CG allows filmmakers to be completely free but how often does that actually work, just ask anyone who's seen Episodes 1-3. How many great bands made it big then had the creative freedom and budget to do whatever they like, its why Chinese Democracy is so much better than Appetite, wait... I agree that there is a fine line between stifling artists with rules and regulations and making artists solve problems and work around limitations. How often did we see the shark in Jaws? Not often because it was a technological nightmare that they ended up having work around and hide for most of the movie. Now which was scarier, Jaws, or War of the Worlds which did nothing but show the monsters in all their glory (they looked amazing by the way). So if you want Art films, fine they should have no limitations, but regular films and movies need to be a compromise between the artist and the audience, that is what this site is all about. When they are free to do whatever they want we end up with Lady in the Water.
Not feeling hyped at all; guess it was before my time by Magical Jew Eyes	May 31st, 2007 03:27:36 PM
Wake me up when someone films a live action version of Ronin Warriors.
YES! A Real Chimpanzee! by Kid Z	May 31st, 2007 03:29:53 PM
Obviously my dire threats of a CGI-Monkey Boycott knocked some sense into the Bros. Wachowski. Even Hollywood moguls tremble in fear at the name, Kid Z! (Of course the Wachowski's are fellow polacks (I can use that word 'cause I AM one... kinda like how rappers can use the "N" Word), so I knew they'd make the right decision.
I want to see the Shogun Warriors by FookU	May 31st, 2007 03:34:44 PM
That would be badass. Great Mazinga and Raydeen. You know it would rule.
Just because he said "Nieces and Nephews" by Mr. Profit	May 31st, 2007 03:37:46 PM
Doesn't mean they are all under 10 years old. They could be pre-teens. This movie could still be PG13. So all hope isn't lost yet.
What a concept: Design that's fun! by kevred	May 31st, 2007 03:38:34 PM
When I see things like this, I'm reminded that no, the X-Men don't need to wear black leather jumpsuits, Galactus doesn't need to be a cloud, the Green Goblin doesn't need to be frozen-masked suit of stiff armor, Superman doesn't need the colors on his suit to be muted, Batman doesn't need some military-industrial dune buggy as the Batmobile, etc. We can have fun with these imaginative stories and not be so self-conscious about it to the point where things end up blah. I think that, all else being equal, the "playing it safe" films will seem much more boring in retrospect as the years go by. Caveat--I don't have some brilliant idea about how to do everything better (I wouldn't have wanted to see Hugh Jackman in bright yellow and blue tights), but somehow it always seems to diminish things when a cliched safe-way-out is taken, and I think we instinctively know what that looks like. And bright and lively needs to be done very well in order to work--see the horrible FF2 trailers for what happens when that's not the case.
So what IS this film about again? by metaluna	May 31st, 2007 03:44:12 PM
Okay, it's a car. Very nice. Now hows about a STORY you jerks or are we going to have to sit through three hours of another CGI wank fest? Hey, remember that cartoon about the kid with the car? Great idea... let's spent a shit load of money making a film out of it. HELL YEH. YOU'RE A 24 GOLD CARAT GENIUS to come up with such a good idea. Here, have a promotion, numb nuts. Jesus. This sort of shit makes me weep. Those guys aren't film makers. They walk around taking hard shits that some dumb fuck in LA LA land throws money at. JUST. GIVE. IT. UP. ALREADY. YOU. HACKS. You made your money. Now retire you creatively bankrupt pricks. The proof? Matrix 2 & 3. Case closed. I demand a refund of my time and money right now or in exchange you two weirdoes to retire forever from going anywhere near a motion picture camera. Deal?
F*** off all you haters! by Kid Z	May 31st, 2007 03:45:11 PM
The real Mach 5 looks bad-ass. And I'm sure the Bros. Wachowski're gonna have the push-button-studded steering wheel that activates all my favorite Mach 5 features: The robot bird, front-mounted buzzsaws (for getting rid of annoying trees that fall in your path), the submarine mode (great for fording pesky streams and rivers), and the hydraulic stilt legs (to launch your car right across bothersome canyons... or other cars). So c'mon haters... lighten up... this shitz s'posed to be FUN!
Fins? How 'bout a spoiler? by matineer	May 31st, 2007 03:46:48 PM
Kind of seems unbalanced in back, like those old Country Squires when they took the air deflectors off the roof rack. I can live it, though. I'm dreading a Seaview redesign, however.
Fins? How 'bout a spoiler? by matineer	May 31st, 2007 03:47:18 PM
Nice. But kind of seems unbalanced in back, like those old Country Squires when they took the air deflectors off the roof rack. I can live with it, though. I'm dreading a Seaview redesign, however.
I second FookU's motion by kevred	May 31st, 2007 03:50:05 PM
Shogun Warriors would be awesome. Imagine the production values of Transformers but with those great, less-busy giant-robot designs and enormous swords/axes/etc. Heck yeah. :)
modlight by Neo Zeed	May 31st, 2007 03:56:00 PM
You have a point. I certainly would like Woo to go back and make a movie like The Killer which probably cost a fraction of the budget of that piece of shit movie Paycheck. Lowering the budget allows for studios to take a chance with R rated movies. Not sure how Tarantino making a PG rated movie would be a good idea though. I'd like to see him return to his crime fiction roots. If it was like twelve years ago and R-rated action/thriller stuff was still being made, I'd be cool with guys like the Wachowskis or Tarantino branching out. Now with family stuff dominating the theatres we need those guys to do what they do best more than ever.
Whose playing Spritle? by venkman781	May 31st, 2007 03:59:39 PM
Shia La Bouf?
That looks good enough for me by Mindtrip	May 31st, 2007 04:01:33 PM
I'm so glad they're not going to radically change it.
holy sweet crap by Silverglade	May 31st, 2007 04:23:50 PM
That car looks fantastic. Everyone is going to want one. Both miniature and the real drivable thing. I want a wallpaper now. ..
I don't get the fascination... by Gatack	May 31st, 2007 04:31:24 PM
It's Speedracer/Mach GoGo. It's a franchise that people have tried to bring back decade after decade and it always fails. The cancelled cartoons, the cancelled comic books. Even the japanese sold the rights to a US fan because even they know it's dead. Now these twats are making a movie about it. God, what a joke. http://tinyurl.com/3764zs
Huhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by lost.rules	May 31st, 2007 05:01:38 PM
GO SPEED RACER! GO SPEED RACER GO!!!!!!
YAY! by Colier Rannd	May 31st, 2007 05:25:51 PM
Sorry folks but I have an unabashed enthusiasm for this movie. Plus the Mach 5 is one of my two dream cars (the other is the Coyote from "Hardcastle and McCormick).
That's the Mach 5, alright by Merkin Muffley	May 31st, 2007 05:27:40 PM
But this is another one of those cartoons that just wasn't very good and shouldn't be remembered as something it isn't. My favorite moment in the series is actually in the title sequence when a car goes off the track and explodes with the intensity of a nuclear warhead. How much fuel was in that car? And you gotta love a kid's show that has a death in the title credits. But other than that - come on. Not that good.
Wolverine's suit by riskebiz	May 31st, 2007 05:30:29 PM
Yellow spandex? No, but gold'ish leather with a dark blue design pattern such as it appears on the comic version wouldn't have been too terribly hard to accomplish in making it look good. Heck, he could have had a leather jacket that looked like the comic and a motorcycle helmet that was reminiscent of his mask. Not too hard, but idiot movie costumers wanted to "do their own thing" and so they aped the Matrix look.
Warner Bros had this in pre-production 10 years ago by Snookeroo	May 31st, 2007 05:32:16 PM
They even had Tom Cruise cued to star. Somewhere along the line, the whole thing must have fallen apart. Or maybe they just figured out that nobody cared about this turkey.
"most effects will be computer generated"...UGH!!! by the_shogun_gunslinger	May 31st, 2007 05:35:09 PM
goddammit guys...you have a MACH FUCKING 5 and you're going to waste it with CG races...fuck.what happened to actually taking your time making a FILM!!!
Ignore the Malcontents and Miscreants...Let's Ride! by Shub-Wankalot	May 31st, 2007 05:38:03 PM
Burning rubber, grinding metal, body bags...what a fuel-injected rush! Speed Racer, oh yeah.
Just got off the phone with Chim-Chim...he says by Se7en	May 31st, 2007 05:39:13 PM
wooo hooo wo hoo hoo wooo hooo me want rave scene like matrix reloaded
I want Christina Ricci fanservice like a motherfucka... by Monkey_King	May 31st, 2007 05:50:12 PM
and I'm also hoping it'll be known in Japan yet again as MACH GO GO GO.
I likes... by ewokstew	May 31st, 2007 05:52:32 PM
Count me in.
Sorry ladies and gents. by BillyPilgrim	May 31st, 2007 05:57:08 PM
No real monkeys would agree to appear in the film. However, they did agree that they would attend the screening to throw their feces.
Jared Leto looks like Speed Racer, but by Drath	May 31st, 2007 05:57:27 PM
I must hate him because of Emo. Also they hired that guy from Girl Next Door. Whatever, not my childhood cartoon so no nostalgia for me.
PIMP ZE AUTO. by Pennsy	May 31st, 2007 05:57:38 PM
Drop it like it's hotttttt. Wachowski engineering in the house! ;)
Still waiting for a reason by krushjudgement	May 31st, 2007 06:12:11 PM
this movie is going to exist.
Why hate? by Johnno	May 31st, 2007 06:52:32 PM
So what if it's based on an old cartoon? Lot's of shit is being remade these days... so what if no one remembers it? Don't you think they can market it like it was new? They got teh car right, and for all teh bitching about Transformers, hardly anyone can give them due for staying true to the source material? We hardly know much about teh film except that it's family friendly... Don't like that? Then go watch John Rambo! DOn't like CGI? You expect them to do all that crazy ass anime bullet time shit with real cars and people? Would it be practical? If CG can do anything these days realistically it's cars! Practically all car commercials you see on TV have 100% CGI cars in them. What's up with you guys? I'm all excited to see some effects driven car racing with new groundbreaking CGI and a decent family story. Can't wait to see a trailer!
Penis! by I Dunno	May 31st, 2007 07:04:59 PM
It looks like a huge cock! I'm sure the tranny Wachowski Brother designed that. Although Christina Ricci is in it. Have her writhing around on the hood in the music video for the film and we have a deal.
So far so good by Gozu	May 31st, 2007 07:38:32 PM
I'm just hoping they keep things simple, stick to what they're good at (anime and comic book inspired action, violence, and mayhem) and don't try to "flesh" out the character. He's a kid that races cars and has a cool car that would probably get him immediately disqualified in any real race.
Yeah, enough kiddy shit! by Davis of Texas	May 31st, 2007 07:42:21 PM
Bring on Batman and Transformers!
He needs to lose the neckerchief... by Anna Valerious	May 31st, 2007 07:58:26 PM
They should go with "Speed Racer X"'s (The most recent anime) look...
A real monkey?!? by Saluki	May 31st, 2007 08:04:35 PM
With overalls and everything. Fucking signed. I'm there!
No Way! by Evil Chicken	May 31st, 2007 08:48:44 PM
Spridel and Chim Chim rock; bottom line. The brother’s Wachowski are so on the money here it’s uncanny. I can’t wait.
Here he Comes... by Creative1	May 31st, 2007 08:52:47 PM
here comes Speed Racer. I wonder if speed will wear a helmet but NOT wear a seat belt.
Rosie O'Donnel as Spritle if... by Marvel1967	May 31st, 2007 08:53:55 PM
...she can drop about a 200 lbs. to fit in that trunk.
Needs flames. by JusticeSabre	May 31st, 2007 09:08:33 PM
And to be totally black. And an SUV. (preferably an American one) And Chim-Chim should now be a gorilla. And Racer X should be gay. And Michael Bay should direct this.
THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO SUCK!!! by tehgreekhammer	May 31st, 2007 09:31:05 PM
Because the Mach 5 looks too much like it did in the cartoon. It wont be believable. we need Michael Bay to put some more "stuff" on it to make it look like a real car.
SRINO!!! by AICN Nazi	May 31st, 2007 09:46:52 PM
SPEED RACER IN NAME ONLY!!!
Ride is a match by godzooka	May 31st, 2007 10:03:38 PM
authentic!!
May 9, 2008... by jabbathegriffin	May 31st, 2007 10:04:14 PM
Hard R Stallone or G rated Wachowskis....you decide.
It's NOT modernized?!? WOW!!!!! by CENOBITE	May 31st, 2007 10:04:43 PM
I was expecting some sort of white humvee transformer-looking thing... but this looks EXACTLY like the cartoon! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!? Is someone actually doing a REAL adaptation of an old show?!? Beautiful. How about ROBOTECH next!
Fuck, dude by CerebralAssassin	May 31st, 2007 10:13:09 PM
Anyone who takes the time to spell "Wachowski" right should take the same damn time to not say "Wachowski's" unless it's the fucking possessive. That includes that asshat Harry.
CHIM CHIM MOTHERFUCKERS! by LordEnigma	May 31st, 2007 10:48:56 PM
Seriously...they are using CHIM-CHIM! I am overjoyed right now. By a fucking Chimp in a movie. It's so much fun being a geek sometimes.
See, now THIS works... by Zeke25:17	May 31st, 2007 10:52:55 PM
How nice to see a pic of an iconic part of our childhood that is amazingly dead-on ACCURATE! "Underdog" looks like a rejected Disney flick, and I'd just as soon forget "Transformers" even existed (I was OK with the Shogun Warriors). And let's not forget that image of The HeathJoker that's been popping up everywhere: no, that is NOT the Joker, so sorry, Nicholoson's look was better; hell, CESAR ROMERO's was better in terms of staying true to the comic! Here, we have proof that the Wachowskis care enough about the source material not to fuck with it. Speed Racer wasn't Shakespeare; it was poorly animated, hilariously voice-acted, pure mindless and violent FUN; and that's exactly what I hope the film turns out to be. Good start: they got the car right.
"Does it come in black?" by UltimaRex	May 31st, 2007 11:00:50 PM
Ford, if you're listening. Get the license, use the GT engine and start mass production NOW!
Peter Jackson for JLA! by UltimaRex	May 31st, 2007 11:02:19 PM
But the Wachowski's will do...
If they want "authenticity" the cast should be Japanese by tip	May 31st, 2007 11:04:33 PM
Of course, that won't happen, since somehow their nationalities got changed in translation ....
Redub the Speed Racer DVD by Boondock Devil	May 31st, 2007 11:19:48 PM
If they want to make this as realistic as possible to the series when it first aired in America they need to get another soundtrack on the movie where all the actors are redubbed.
No Shia Labouf? Don't wase my time. by Forestal	May 31st, 2007 11:29:46 PM
What's with all these movies that didn't cast Shia Labeouf?
Chim Chim's Badass Revenge! by Boondock Devil	May 31st, 2007 11:36:30 PM
Still my favorite album title ever. Right next to "Smell the Glove".
Me likey. by superninja	Jun 1st, 2007 12:04:16 AM
They're going to make about 10 of these and then crash them, what do you bet?
Verbinski for JLA. The Wachowskis would by superninja	Jun 1st, 2007 12:05:54 AM
screw up the characters. As we are about to discover here. It might not hurt Speed Racer too much, but I don't think I want to see their Superman.
I'd like to see a Big-O movie made from the by superninja	Jun 1st, 2007 12:09:14 AM
anime. Now that would be sweet. James Bond and Batman crossed with giant robots on a post-apocalyptic Earth? I guess if you don't like making money, you should avoid this, Hollywood. Also, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs would make more money than Jurassic Park 1, just sayin'.
yep .....its a car ... by JeanLuc Dickhard	Jun 1st, 2007 12:22:12 AM
.....
supersweeeeeet by a rolling stone	Jun 1st, 2007 12:46:44 AM
but where are the flames?
Wachowski Brothers? by Franklin T Marmoset	Jun 1st, 2007 01:57:35 AM
After that whole Matrix business, I really thought they'd do a George Lucas and retreat to some big ranch and do a bunch of executive producer jobs. So, if nothing, I'm glad to hear they're getting back into directing. For all the flaws in Matrix 2 and 3, they're still good directors. It'll be nice to see them taking on a simple, action-based story without a bunch of references to religion and philosophy and whatnot. That is, unless they decide to use this material to make an analogy about Muhammad or Buddha or somesuch. I don;t remember either of them having a really fast car, though, so maybe we're safe. I don't know too much about this Speed Racer, but according to the Wikipedia, it has a monkey of some sort in it. That's another point in its favour, I think.
Who'll play the monkey? by Subovon	Jun 1st, 2007 02:06:03 AM
I think they should get the one that plays Jack in the Pirates movie. He was one of my favorite things in Pirates 3. I hope they give that monkey an Oscar.
The car's design looks kinda lame by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 1st, 2007 02:44:35 AM
Somehow I don't like it. Maybe it's too retro for my tastes...
Vagina! by Lenny Nero	Jun 1st, 2007 02:49:38 AM
What?!
I slap-box with Jesus by Punch Man	Jun 1st, 2007 03:11:46 AM
Lick shots at Joseph....................Yes I'm still on topic http://tinyurl.com/ywglj9
Is Chim Chim going to by Colonel Activity	Jun 1st, 2007 05:10:30 AM
fuck a cat in this movie? SHAZAM!
Harry : please read that, !!!! by Calistri	Jun 1st, 2007 05:20:23 AM
Hey Harry. I'm trying to send you an email about a scoop on Christophe Gans new movie, Onimusha. But I can't. The "friendly safe system" don't find my email when I confirm it's not a spam. I've sent the mail to Moriarty and Quint, but no answers. The scoop is real, I give you the exclusiv. Contact me back please. (I'm the one who sent you the first trailer of Pan's Labyrinth & the first review of Seven Swords).
re: Punch Man by Colonel Activity	Jun 1st, 2007 05:26:06 AM
Say peace to cats who rock mack knowledge knowledgists, street astrologists, light up the mic, God knowledge this....
Plastic Man anyone? by Boondock Devil	Jun 1st, 2007 06:32:31 AM
Suprised that with every other super-hero concept being picked up for movies nowadays that Plastic Man has had zero movement. I remember reading years and years ago that the Wachowski's were involved. Guess we're stuck watching Reed Richard's boring ass as far as stretchy super-heroes go on the big screen.
Star Blazers kicked Speed Racer's ass! by MJAYACE	Jun 1st, 2007 07:19:46 AM
Having watched both of these in the late 70's Speed Racer was just a time filler until Star Blazer's started. Why can't they make that film? Com'n Harry, you have to agree! A freaking WWII battleship in space with a DeathStar type gun (the cartoon originally came out like 6 years before SW so it was not a rip-off). Best... Cartoon... Ever.....
MJAYACE by Boondock Devil	Jun 1st, 2007 07:26:16 AM
I could have sworn that Disney had the rights for a live-action Star Blazers but I haven't heard anything about it in years. I suppose if Speed Racer does well you'll start to see other anime/manga live-action properties take off much like the comic book movie craze has.
Thanks Boondock-devil. Hope is still alive.... by MJAYACE	Jun 1st, 2007 07:37:35 AM
Disney though? this better be the R-Rated Disney and not Baby Einstein Disney. The original cartoon was pretty uncensored for a cartton especially with the alchy Doctor and his perverted lust!
I'll bet there's no blacks in this movie by Abominable Snowcone	Jun 1st, 2007 07:43:19 AM
There must be a place somewhere to invent a character, perhaps a mechanic or manager, for Don Cheadle or Larry Fishburne. I know all of you can envision Lawrence telling Speed: "Stop trying to drive, and DRIVE."
Remember those early photos.... by Damned if I can login	Jun 1st, 2007 07:49:03 AM
....of Lady Penelope's pink car from Frakes' version of Thunderbirds? The picture of the vehicle rocked....and then the film came out....
The should have sent a poet by Slugworth	Jun 1st, 2007 07:54:36 AM
Beautiful. When I first heard the Ws were doing this I rolled my eyes, but the Mach 5 looks perfect, and the direction they are taking by making it an unironic, family-friendly adventure film is very encouraging.
Larry Wachowki is a chick!!!! by Drworm2002	Jun 1st, 2007 08:09:34 AM
Im not joking...look. http://tinyurl.com/262ufb
Speedy by Cobbio	Jun 1st, 2007 08:46:57 AM
I'm pretty fired up for this movie. I never watched the original "Speed Racer" cartoon with all its bombastic effects and cheesy music, but I have faith in the Wachowskis. The fact they're filming crazy futuristic car races makes me smile. Plus, Christina Ricci and Matthew Fox are pretty cool choices for supporting roles. For a children's drama about "remaining independent and thinking for yourself," this could kick some serious ass.
Korean, huh? by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 1st, 2007 08:59:14 AM
Interesting pics, indeed, drworm2002!
Just as well it's by Dude_gimme_tabs	Jun 1st, 2007 09:43:54 AM
Just as well it's technically a Japanese car, if it was American it wouldn't be able to go round any corners.
Reason Brothers Are Secretive With Press by spidermanfreak20	Jun 1st, 2007 10:10:08 AM
Is that Joel Silver doesn't want them to get caught up saying something stupid about the Matrix movies when Sophia Stewart is suing them for copyright infringement. If they say something to help her case Warner Brothers could lose billions to Sophia probably opening up a lawsuit from Grant Morrison as well. Another reason is Larry Wachowski is indeed a he-she now and it wont really work to make Behind The Scenes when your Brothers are one guy and a man dressed up as a woman. It will distract from the film itself. Still Speed Racer should be an interesting departure from the Matrix.
Sweet but... by sleepy holloway	Jun 1st, 2007 10:31:22 AM
How much you wanna bet that fucker will have a door ding on it by the end of the week. LOL
As long as they work in the NINJAS and a DRAGON SUB by Mace Tofu	Jun 1st, 2007 10:39:40 AM
I'll be happy. Car looks good. The action should be great. Hope it is crazy over the top.
Drag Racer by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 1st, 2007 10:41:21 AM
Is that one directing it? ;)
The perfect Speed Racer! by Mikebot1138	Jun 1st, 2007 10:58:44 AM
Freddy Rodríguez!!!! This guy is fuckin perfect! CAST HIM NOW!!!
Are people still on about that suing lady? by Johnno	Jun 1st, 2007 11:26:36 AM
Wasn't she the same one who is also suing Cameron for infringing on her story for Terminator? I don't know... But let's cut the shit...
Bring back SPACE GIANTS by teedadawg	Jun 1st, 2007 11:48:32 AM
Now THAT was some good TV. Why is that UHF from back in the day kicks modern-day cables ASS when it comes to good-old fashioned entertainment??? I even like when the bad guys turned to green mush. Man, UHF was the shit!
What? by dramirezs23	Jun 1st, 2007 12:12:37 PM
What the hell is a "Speed Racer?" is it some sort of matchbox toy?
Three Words: by RueDBaga	Jun 1st, 2007 12:37:12 PM
Car Acrobatic Team! (And what about Inspector Detector?)
Speed racer sucks !!! by Faust_8	Jun 1st, 2007 01:08:42 PM
Who cares about a speed racer movie. What's next Thundar the Barbarian, Hurculoids or Biiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrdddd Man !!!!
30+???? Are you fucking serious????? by CaptainTripps	Jun 1st, 2007 01:18:47 PM
Aside from big time Speed Racer geeks, anyone over 30 wouldn't go near this movie, unless they were taking their kids! This is a premise totally built for 7 year olds, and as such a G rating is just right. Next thing you assholes will be pining for will be a hard R remake of the fucking SNORKS!
A CGI car... by dragon-lord	Jun 1st, 2007 01:52:05 PM
Oh the irony of the main poster title with the posting of a damned obvious CGI car render. Ignoring the plastic winshield and lack of a proper boxlighting rig, even novices should have noticed that the tire shadows are a mess. If it's from an official source, it's a concept render. If not, it's a fake, kids.
Captain Tripps by Zeke25:17	Jun 1st, 2007 01:57:52 PM
I'm fucking 40 years old (though not a virgin), and I heartily admit to not only liking the Speed Racer cartoons to this day; but also to awaiting the release of this film, which I'm hoping will be just as mindless, violent, and hilarious as the poorly-animated series itself. Which I guess makes me a geek...but obviously, if kids who saw Speed Racer didn't like the cartoon, OF COURSE they wouldn't like the movie! Oh, and what are the Snorks? Any relation to the Lidsville clan?
Zeke25:17 by CaptainTripps	Jun 1st, 2007 02:19:47 PM
What i was saying was, that unless they liked the cartoon as a kid, older folks probably won't be into a movie about a teenager with a gadget-filled race car that runs around with his little brother and a monkey in his trunk. They might, however, take thier kids to see it. Someone above said that only people over thirty would care about it. I think the people that will care the most are the parents of the 5, 6 and 7 year olds who may have never heard of the show, but might love the movie. And somehow I dont think they'll need to see Speed killing anyone or a shot of Trixie's tits to enjoy it. Oh, and the Snorks were an 80s cartoon. Think Smurfs underwater.
Sure am hearing a lot of Speed Racer hate... by Kid Z	Jun 1st, 2007 03:08:21 PM
...around here. Kids these days... so goddamn jaded, I'll tell ya. Back in my day, all'd they'd give us is a midget in a duck suit (and this from George effin' Lucas, mind you!) and we hadda like it or lump it! Now, you've got the friggin' Matrix creators handing live-action anime joy on a platter... WITH a real, live chimpanzee(!) and alls I hear is bitchin'! Goddamn spoiled-ass Generation Y (And what kinda name is "Y" for a generation anyway? No style, no "cache" like my own beloved Generation X. It sounds like a whiney question you get repeatedly from some snot-nosed, iPod-listenin' little shit in the back seat of your car on a long trip to grandma's house for Thanksgiving dinner!) Rotten li'l no-account bastiches!
Press Conference Video by Silverglade	Jun 1st, 2007 04:45:17 PM
Enjoy! :) http://www.reuters.com/news/vi deo/videoStory?videoId=55201
About time... by DallasGoodbar	Jun 1st, 2007 06:56:38 PM
I've been waiting for this property for years. Last I heard toy maker Art Asylum had rights to it.
Hulk Hogan should play Racer X by McClane_Corleone	Jun 1st, 2007 10:56:42 PM
"Mach go go go, brother."
Opinions and Trash Talkin'... by GIRv2	Jun 1st, 2007 11:56:08 PM
there is a difference. Now you can love SR, hate it... whatever. and you all have your reasons. you loved it as a kid, you like retro toons (you don't need to be over 40 to have seen the original - reruns, y'know?), you think it's silly kiddy fare (and if you actually had WATCHED a couple you'd know you were off the mark), or you don't like the Wachowskis movie-making skills, that's fine. but come on! some of these comments are downright bug-fuck ignorant. lemme hit some points that no one else addressed. 1.)Flaggg - apparently you need to learn the definition of sarcasm. 2.)Rat Fink - my god you're a dolt. i'm guessing you're 11, maybe 12. Maybe when your balls drop, it'll shake out some common sense. 3.)Lot's of people seem inordinatly concerned with Larry Wachowskis gender identity... I'm not going to waste my breath on this one. This is America, land of the bleating, idiot sheep. In a country where 48% of the population think Evolution is a theory and think the bible is literal and Bush is a great leader, you can't make any point based on reason, compassion or rational thought. A final thought, if it's a PG version, I assume they won't be using DJ Kioki's Speed Racer Porn Remix in the soundtrack (ooohhhhh... Speeeeeeeed!) ; ) Thanks for listning. ---------------- "HI FLOOR! MAKE ME A SAMMICH"
like warm irish butter! by BenIdom	Jun 2nd, 2007 01:41:24 AM
forget the 59 cadillac, the delorean, or even the tumbler this is my new favorite movie car!!!
Why the FUCK! by Radius86	Jun 2nd, 2007 01:47:38 AM
is Susan sarandon playing Speed Racer's mom?
The car has been around for years by Droogie Alex	Jun 2nd, 2007 01:56:23 AM
You can see it at the Peterson car museun on Wilshire in LA, or buy one for $100,000
* UltimaRex, they WILL drop "America" from JLA,. * by JDanielP	Jun 2nd, 2007 07:44:17 AM
Peter Jackson for JUSTICE LEAGUE!
"he wasn't no sell-out corporate bastard" by mmm_free_wig	Jun 3rd, 2007 04:09:28 AM
...so he was a sell-out corporate bastard? Not going to not watch this now.
GIRv2 by The Rondo Hatton Blues Explosion	Jun 3rd, 2007 07:37:28 AM
The DJ Keoki SR porn mix! I'd forgotten all about that gem. Good call.

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